Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-09
SIDEWALK PRATTLE

SIDEWALK PRATTLE.
Our boss "Aint got back"
Races, September 2sth and 29th.
Ask Sears why he left his gun in the
brush.
Nate Earl came up from Freedom last
Tuesday.
Charles Wilson, Of John Days creek,
is in town.
Amos Carver was up from John Days
creek last week.
The jury returned verdict of not
guilty in the arson case.
Five heavily loaded freight teams
came in town Thursday.
Fred Pearson has been appointed
deputy postmaster at this place.
Weller & Wax are having a large
granary erected back of their store.
C. F. Brown was kicked in the face
BY horse last week but is all righ,
now.
Anyone wanting to buy an a A No. Wood
bury II horsepower will do well to call upon
SHUMwAY MOVES 1t.
The -four mill was started up Monday
and the familiar sound of its whistle il
again heard in the land.
Joe Vickery killed two bears, and saw
another one day this week. Not much
Of day for bears either.
Public school opened in the academy
building last Monday, with u large at
tendance of the little folks.
". F. schmadeka. of the Grangeville meat
mark ct will deliver free to any part Of the prai
rie all orders for meat exceeding $3.50 IT.
We will take wheat, oats. barley o,
fax on subscription to the FREE PREss
this fall. Now is the time to subscribe.
There. is no evil without some good.
The flies feel SO blue over the rain,
weather that they can't bite as hard at
usual.
The resolutions from Fairview, which
will be found elsewhere. were r-
ceived last week too late for publ
cation.
Back at last! No more running around. but
will confine myself exclusively to an Office
practice, where can be found every day from
9A. NJ. to d Pm ]. Ii. McCALLIE,
af. Dentist.
An entertainment is to come off soon
the proceeds of which will be applied to
building substantial sidewalk Oh
Meadow street.
Judge Parker left for Portland yester-
day morning on important business.
His family accompanied him as far as
Craigs mountain.
Miss Phoebe Binnard, of Lewiston
who has been visiting her sister Mrs
III. Wax, Of this place for some time,
returned on Tuesdays stage.
A party consisting of w. C. Pearson
Mrs. A. Holt. Mrs. Chas. Bentz, Misses
Allie Crooks, Addie Pearson, Nellie
Robinson and Nellie Crooks started fol
Salmon river this morning.
The annual school election of Distrc
No. 2 was held Monday afternoon with
w. c. Pearson as judge and H. c. Mil
Ter clerk, and resulted in the election o
J. w. Crooks for three years and C. B
Wood for two.
II. C. Brown, of Mt. Idaho, offers for sale, a
the original cost price, large lot of Californi.
gents, boys and chiidren's clothing The en-
Sire stock was selected carefully with especia
reference to the wants OF this community, an<
will positively be sold at the original cost prize
for cash. v1n27tf.
There will be a meeting of the c. l.
s. C. at the house of W. A.. Hall OF
Wednesday evening, September l4th fo
the purpose of reorganizng and making
preparations for the work OF anOthe
year. AN members and others wht
wish to become such are requested II
attend. ~. w. A. HALL, President.
For Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Evergreens
Small Fruits, Grape Vines Roses. &c. send L
the Old Rdisble Oswego Nurseries, OsMego
4ssE9n wsiling Jafsisch rs & rr9Prie,ors b, anos o
Pfied direct from the nurseries through me
and satisfaction guaranteed. Send your order
alogues in a few days. FRANK HORNING.
GRASdEvmLE, September 9th 1887. l2-15
When Mr.. Morton was American Min
fStcr TO France he was entertaining
larty at dinner. among whom wcr,
,cveral English swells and the grca
american raconienr Tom Ochiltrec.
One of the Englishmcn had dcscribet
the Duke of Wcstminstcr's place n
Icing remarkably large and beautiful
when Tom broke in with:
Why, that's nothing. A friend o
mine in Texas has got place thous
and miles square, and n house as biz
asa hotel. He met me walking about tn
house one day and said: Hello Tom
where do you come from?' Why, oil,
snan. Ive been staying with you for tw,
weeks. II was a fact; we hadn't hap
sched TO meet before"